One, Two Buckle My Shoe

One, two, buckle my shoe. That's what chuckling Chuckle Buckles do. Three, four, and there's more, Chuckle Buckle chuckled so much, he opened the door. Five, six, Chuckle Buckle did tricks. They were so magic that Chuckle did flicks. Seven, eight, don't be late, Chuckle Buckle can't count past eight. Nine, ten, that is when, Chuckle Buckle goes to sleep then.

1. If Chuckle Buckle spent 10 minutes polishing the buckle on his shoes every day, how long did he spend a) in one week ? b) in one year ?

2. Chuckle Buckle even chuckled whilst he laced up his shoes. If one lace measured 15 cm long, how long were all Chuckle Buckle's laces, if he had 20 pairs of shoes ?

3. Chuckle Buckle had 250 pairs of shoes - ballet - dancing shoes, boots, high heels and sandals in a ratio of 1 : 2 : 3 : 4 : 5. How many of each type of shoe was there ?

4. When Chuckle Buckle chuckled so much, he fell over in his high heels. If he normally was 175 cm tall, how high was he wearing 25 cm high heels ? Give your answer in cm and m.

5. When Chuckle Buckle chuckled wearing his boots so much that the zip burst open. If the zip measured 60 cm long and 5 % popped - how much ofthe zip as still fastened ?

6. When Chuckle Buckle chuckled wearing furry slippers and he skidded along the floor ... How long was the hall if he skidded 20 % of the way along it (8 metres) ?

7. When Chuckle Buckle chuckled on the beach in plimsolls - out fell a crab ! If the crab travelled sideways at a speed of 2.5 metres / 5 minutes, how long did it take to get to the other side of the beach - 1 km away ? Give your answer in minutes and hours.

8. Chuckle Buckle chuckled so much at his Wellington boot, he fell over and broke his foot ! It took one and a half hours to reach the hospital, 20 minutes waiting to see a doctor, 4 weeks for his foot to get better.

a) Calculate (to one decimal place) how long his poorly foot took to heal.

b) What fraction of the time healing was spent reaching the hospital ?

c) What decimal of the time healing was spent waiting to be seen by a doctor at the hospital ?

d) What percentage of the time healing was spent recovering at home ?

9. Chuckle Buckle chucked his slipper at the cats ! Now the cats didn't have much energy for chasing the rats !

a) If there were 3 cats and 30 rats, on average, how many rats did each cat chase ?

b) If there were 60 mice and 20 mouseholes, on average how many mice ran into each mousehole ?

10. Chuckle Buckle chucked his old boots in the recycle bin. He was paid 45 pence for each shoe - if he had 125 shoes, how much cash did he receive ?

11. Chuckle Buckle chuckled so much that his laces became undone ! His shoe fell off once every 45 minutes - how many times is that in a 7 hour walk ? Round off your answer to the nearest whole number.

12. Work out the volume of a shoe box that Chuckle Buckle chuckled at if it measured 50 cm wide x 25 cm high x 75 cm long.

13. If there were 500 shoeboxes and 20 % of them fell off when Chuckle Buckle chuckled, how many were left on the shelf ?

14. When Chuckle Buckle chuckled in ballet shoes, he started to dance.

a) If one step measured 75 cm and was 0.2 of the distance of the room, how wide was the room if it took 15 steps to get across ?

b) How far did Chuckle Buckle travel to get half way across the room ?

c) How many steps did it take him to get 0.25 of the way across the room ? Give your answer in steps and cm.

d) How far did Chuckle Buckle travel in 5 steps ? Give your answer in cm and m.

15. Chuckle Buckle chuckled so much that he soon had holes in his socks. Work out the surface area of one hole if it grew for 5 minutes at a rate of 1 cm every minute.

Answers : 1. a) 7 x 10 = 70 mins = 1 hour 10 mins; b) 3650 / 60 = 60.8 hours = 60 hours 7.5 mins 2. 20 x 15 = 300 cm 3. One part = 225 / (1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 = 15) = 225 ballet - dancing : boots : high heels : sandals in a ratio of (1 x 15) : (3 x 15) : (4 x 15) : (5 x 15) = 45 : 45 : 60 : 75. 4. 25 + 175 = 200 cm = 2 m 5. 60 - (60 / 100 x 5 = 3) = 57 cm 6. 8 x 5 = 45 m 7. 5 (1000 / 2.5 = 400) 200 min 8. a) 1.5 + 0.3 + (4 x 24 = 96) = 97.8 hours b) 1.5 / 97.8 c) 0.3 / 97.8 = 0.00306 d) 96 / 97.8 = 0.981595 = 98.15 % 9. a) 30 / 3 = 10 b) 60 / 20 = 3 10. 125 x 0.45 = £56.25 11. 7 x 60 / 45 = 9.3 r = 9 12. 50 x 25 x 75 = 93, 750 cubic cm 13. 500 - (5 x 20 = 100) = 400 14. a) 15 x 75 = 1,125 cm b) 1125 / 2 = 562.5 cm c) 562.5 / 2 = 281.25 cm / 75 = 3.75 steps d) 5 x 75 = 375 cm = 0.375 m 15. 3.14 x (5 / 2 = 2.5) x 2.5 = 19.625